BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
No accidental Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik adept at setting narrativesWhile former BJD leaders Baijayant Panda and Damodar Rout’s joining the BJP was a forgone conclusion, former Union minister Dilip Ray’s pot...
17 Mar, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Women reservation: UN compliment for Odisha Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikOdisha government has proposed 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and the state Assemblies.
25 Feb, 2019, 09.24 PM IST
Sam Pitroda resigns as technical advisor to Odisha governmentChief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted Pitroda's resignation, who earlier in the day had put in his papers, according to the chief minister...
07 Jun, 2017, 09.46 PM IST
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demands special category status to OdishaThe issue has been raised time and again by Patnaik's party BJD, which had also held a rally in Delhi to press for the demand.
07 Feb, 2016, 09.56 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulates Nitish Kumar"Heartiest congratulations Nitishji for a spectacular hat- trick win. I'm sure Bihar will march ahead under your leadership," Patnaik said ...
08 Nov, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
'Achhe Din' yet to come: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said 'Achhe Din' promised by the saffron party before the Lok Sabha polls was yet to come.
10 Oct, 2015, 11.02 PM IST
Odisha to continue schemes stopped by NDA Govt: Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said his government would continue terminated central government programmes from state's own resources.
02 Oct, 2015, 05.51 PM IST
Opposition indulging in petty politics: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik"The fact that opposition parties are indulging in petty politics shows how frustrated they are," Patnaik said while addressing party leade...
28 Sep, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
No deal with BJP in Odisha: Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikPatnaik today said there was no deal between the BJD government in the state with BJP-led NDA government at the Centre as alleged by opposi...
12 May, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Government prepared for cyclonic storm: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikThe government also asked district authorities to open round-the-clock control room to coordinate with different departments.
07 Oct, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expels Prafulla GhadaiAlthough BJD had granted his son Pritiranjan Ghadai a ticket, seven time MLA Ghadei had not been given one during the 2014 polls.
21 Sep, 2014, 11.19 PM IST
BJP demand removal of BJD MP Ramachandra HansdaBJP workers staged a demonstration here today demanding removal of BJD MP Ramachandra Hansda from Lok Sabha.
02 Sep, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- Congress seeks Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation
Congress said the chief minister should resign on moral ground for his role in coal blocs allotment in Odisha.
27 Aug, 2012, 10.23 PM IST
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulates Agni V scientists
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Indian scientists for the rare feat of the successful launch of Agni V ballistic m...
19 Apr, 2012, 06.07 PM IST
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik says CAG report shocking
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today described as 'shocking' the Comptroller and Auditor General's report.
22 Mar, 2012, 05.05 PM IST
- Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik asks Maoists to release Italian hostages
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday appealed to Maoists to release Italian tourists who were abducted in Ganjam district borderi...
19 Mar, 2012, 04.48 AM IST